Transmission Oil leak at the shifter console, the rod that goes into the tranny... Options

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Hey Guys, I have yet another issue in this little car... who knew something so simple could have so much go wrong on it?

I have noticed lately that every time I go for a ride, however short, after I park there is a small oil slick under the car. Looks like about a capful of oil comes out of the transmission at the shifter console, as far as I can tell.

The angle drive has a drip too, but it's not major, the console has what I think is the major leak. The wierd part though is that the drip from the angle drive is nasty black oil, and the stuff from what I think is the console is nice and new looking, like the engine oil....wait a minute... shit, i have an engine oil leak now too i guess


anyway, if it's nasty black oil from the angle drive, and i can see nasty black oil off the console, that's tranny oil, right?

The cleanish oil is from the engine. That means i've got a big engine oil leak?

Shit

Well, i was going to replace the oil seal at the shifter console, anyone have any advice on this? Thanks!

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I already ordered the seal lotus, so I'm going to replace it. It's just pressing out the roll pin that's the issue for me.

Good call on the goggles Lotus, if i didnt wear glasses i'd do that instead of the safety goggle things. I remember pulling the belly pan to put rack spacers and getting a face full of road gunk and spider nests...not cool.

Good call on the nylon brushes too. I have compressed air quite available from my measly little air compressor, a massive 2 gal unit!
It runs my impact wrench for short spurts, so it's not all bad.

Does simple green do the trick down there? or should i consider some other cleaners?
I have the cap, and the little boot that goes on the cap is coming from JWEST